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Theme code Index	331 235L
Also known as
Composer/Core Source
Region	Ireland
Genre/Style	Irish
Meter/Rhythm	Air/Lament/Listening Piece
Key/Tonic of	A
Accidental	3 sharps
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	3/4
History
Structure	AB
Editor/Compiler	Biography:Edward Bunting
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Ancient Music of Ireland
Tune and/or Page number	No. 113, pp. 84-85
Year of publication/Date of MS	1840
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X:1
T:Wild Geese [1], The
M:3/4
L:1/16
R:Air
N:”Very ancient, author and date unknown.” 
B:Bunting – Ancient Music of Ireland (1840, No. 113, pp. 84-85)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:A
"Rather Slow"(A3B)|.c4 (c/B/A3) (A/B/c3)|.B4 (cBAF) .E4|(.F4.A4) (A3B)|A8 (B3c)|
.d4.d4 (d/c/B3)|.c4.c4 (c/B/A3)|(.B4.f4) (e3c)|B8 A/B/c3|
(.d4.d4) (d/c/B3)|.c4.c4 (c/B/A3)|(B3c) (.d2.c2.B2.A2)|F8 (A3B)|
c4 (c/B/A3) (A/B/c3)|.B4 (cBAF) .E4|(F3G) (A3Bc3B)|A8 (A3B)|
{d}(c3BA3Bc3A)|(B3AF3AB3F)|{B}(A3FE3FA3B)|A8 z4|
(d3cB3cd3B)|(c3BA3Bc3A)|.B4.f4 e3c|B8 (A/B/c3)|
(d3cB3cd3c)|(c3BA3Bc3A)|(B3c) (.d2.c2.B2.A2)|F8 A3B|
{d}(c3BA3Bc3A)|{c}(B3AF3AB3F)|{B}(A3FE3FA3B)|A7 "Chorus"f {ef}(e3c)|
(A7 f/) {ef}(e3c)|(A7f/) (e3c)|(.d4 d'3) f (e3c)| (.d4 d'3) f (e3c)|
(.c4 c'3)f (e3d)|(.c4 c'3)f (e3c)|(.B4 b3)f (e3c)|(.B4b3)f (e3c)|
(d4 d'3)f (e3d)|(c4c'3)f (e3c)|(B4 b3)d (c3A)|F8 (A3B)|
c4 (c/B/A3) (A/B/c3)|.B4 (cBAF) .E4|F3GA3cB3c|A4 !fermata![E4A4]||

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